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If you have felt that 2020 is getting the best of you most days, then you are not alone. Even with the extra quality time at home with our partner, adjusting to new schedules, stresses, unknowns, etc. is hard on any relationship. It’s more important than ever to be intentional with your time, connection, communication, intimacy, etc. with your partner. Here are three tangible and practical ways you two can remain focused on prioritizing each other even while circumstances are be changing around you.
1. Schedule Check-In Times.
Have one or two questions and set aside a specific 30 minutes per week to “check-in” with those questions during that time. This helps set expectations, clarify, tune into any issues that could arise, etc. for the week. The time should be a safe space to discuss anything that may help each other out that week.
2. Schedule Intentional Quality Time Together:
We found marriage therapists recommend 15-30 minutes a day or 2 hours a week at the minimum. With many having work from home schedules it’s easy to think we are getting extra time together, and that may be so, but there is a difference between quality-focused time together versus time together. The key factor is making sure you set aside intentional time that is for things like date nights, intentional conversations, even late-night couch hangs can be scheduled versus just turning on Netflix. The key here is focused time together.
3. Have a go-to Crappy To Happy List you can reference:
Never heard of a Crappy To Happy List? It’s the best for couples! A Crappy to Happy List layouts this versus that statements. It’s such a simple way to improve your communication and date nights! Here are some helpful examples of words and phrases that you can review together during your next date night.
Your free download of our Crappy To Happy List is from our Schedule Me In- Relationship Planner for Couples will be sent to the email submitted.
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